Minsk were so soundly beaten in the first leg that they couldn't afford to waste any time making inroads in the second meeting.

By the end of the opening quarter, the comeback was well and truly on.

The Belarus side led 15-8 and at half-time, the second-leg advantage had ballooned to 38-23.

Sokhumi still had their noses in front on aggregate but the hosts weren't to be denied in the second half.

Two Hawkins free-throws and five straight points from Kudrautsau stretched the lead to 54-31, and when Aliaksei Trastsinetski scored to cap the 10-0 run, Minsk had a 56-31 advantage with 4:42 left in the third quarter.